6 Fitness And Nutrition

Can leg extensions irritate someone's knees? Absolutely. But so can squats, lunges, running, jumping, stairs and plenty of other activities. The fact that an exercise can produce discomfort in some circumstances doesn't automatically make the exercise dangerous. Sometimes the exercise needs to be modified. Sometimes the load needs to be reduced. Sometimes the volume needs to com...

Protein appears capable of influencing several of the signals involved in hunger and fullness. Research has found that higher-protein meals can increase GLP-1, a hormone involved in appetite regulation and slowing digestion, while some studies have also found reductions in ghrelin, one of the hormones involved in stimulating hunger. A systematic review and meta-analysis of rando...

When you exercise after an overnight fast, your body generally relies more heavily on stored fat for fuel during the workout. Research comparing fasted and fed aerobic exercise has consistently found greater fat oxidation during fasted exercise. In plain English, you are burning a greater percentage of fat for energy while you are exercising. But here is where things get inte...

Why Do I Use Regressions With My Clients? Because the exercise you want to perform and the exercise your body is currently prepared to perform may not always be the same thing. You might have the strength but lack the mobility to get into the position. You might have the mobility but lack the stability to control it. You might have enough strength to complete a repetition ...

Research comparing different loading ranges has consistently found that muscle growth can occur across a much broader spectrum when sets are performed with a high level of effort. A 2022 systematic review and meta-analysis found similar hypertrophy across very low, low, moderate, and high loads when volume was matched, while the heavier loads produced greater gains in dynamic st...